CODY SERRA
dba - Pan American Consultants
4900 Pear Ridge Dr. #101
Dallas, TX 75287
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Tel: (972) 818-0649 Fax: (972) 248-6383 Mobil: (972) 896-7569
Argentinean Native
Freelance Translator - Instructor
Proofreading/Editing
English - Spanish
Industry
Expertise: Healthcare, Human Resources, Business, Social Sciences, Education and Religion.
Experience: Full-time translator since 1989 - 2007. Private language tutoring.
Serving local and out of state companies with translations and interpretations, and language instruction in the local area. I translated documents for different industries for direct clients and for agencies including: CincoMedia, Cross Cultural Communications, Catholic Dioceses of Dallas and Fort Worth, Frymire Engineering Services Co., Inter Lingua, Language Link Consultants, Language Connections, Language Network, National Political Party, American Language Technologies, Pro-Communications, Trinity Catechetical, Wordexpress, Worlingo, Wordnet.
Specific Projects:
· Social Sciences: Social Security web page; Documents for a national political party; Election campaign ads
· Human Resources: Employee Manuals, Employee Forms, Training materials.
· Education: Training Manual for Preschool Teachers; Catholic School Companion Manual.
· Medicine/Healthcare: AIDS articles for a medical journal; Pre/Post Surgery Information for Medical Clinics, Blue Cross of Texas; Pregnancy documents.
· Religion: Documents for the Catholic Dallas and Fort Worth Dioceses: Conference and education documents; fund-raising material; newspaper articles.
· Business: Projects for business and direct clients in various industries; Marketing documents.
· Miscellaneous: Literary stories; Personal legal documents; Hospitality and Tourism industries.
· Editing: Documents for different companies and colleagues. Technical editor of The Webster’s New World 575 Spanish Verbs (2003).
Training: I provided language/cultural training classes for Cendant Intercultural clients. In 2006, made a one day cultural presentation to a foreign professional (English and Spanish), subcontracted by CARTUS (previously Cendant Intercultural).
Interpreter: In the Medical/Healthcare field, I am under contract with Comcare, Language Bank and Black Diamond.
Language Instruction: Over 25 years of successful experience in Spanish language teaching.
Education: Ph.D. (ABD) Sociology, Michigan State University. Areas of Concentration: Social Psychology, Conflict/Change.
M.A. Sociology, Michigan State University. Major: Rural Sociology, Minor: Family Life and Child Development.
B.A. Social Work. University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Continuing Education: Attended seminars and ATA conferences and workshops on different areas of translation/interpretation.
Resources: PCs with Windows XP and Vista; Office 2003 - Word, Power Point & Excel; Microsoft Front Page, Acrobat 8; and TRADOS.
Memberships: American Translators Association (ATA) and Metroplex Interpreters and Translators Association (MITA).
Awards: Received scholarships for graduate studies: OAS, AID (Agency for International Development), Altrusa, Graduate Student Assistantships (MSU).